Baling apparatus.



C. L. WALTER.

BALING APPARATUS.

APPLIoATIoN rILBn MAY 12, 191s.

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WITNEEEEE UNTE STATES ATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES L. WALTER, 0F BASCOIVI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE IVIONARCH MANUFAC- TURING COMPANY, 0F BASCOM, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

BALING APPARATUS.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, @Hannes L. WTALTER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Bascom, in the county of Seneca and State of Ohio, have. invented a certain newT and useful Baling Apparatus; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to baling apparatus, and is particularly intended for use in connection. with the baling of loose or scrap paper, but is not restricted to such use as it may be used for any purpose for which it may be adapted or appropriate.

The object of my invention is the provision of an improved baler of the cha 'acter described, which is simple and strong in its construction, and has adjoining sides there of hinged at their outer edges to enable them to be opened to facilitate a removal of baled matter from the apparatus, and which have their adjacent or meeting edges adapted to interlock in a rigid and secure manner whereby to enhance the practicability and commercial value of apparatus of this class.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description.

The invention is fully described in the following specilication, and while, in its broader aspect, it is capable of embodiment in numerous forms, a` preferred embodiment thereof is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a baling apparatus embodying the invention with the hinged sides thereof in open position and the pressure-head removed. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof with the hinged sides closed and with the pressure-head in operative position therein, and Fig. 3 is a side elevation thereof with a part broken away.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the base of the apparatus from which rigidly rise the back 2 and one side 3. The front fi and other side 5 of the apparatus are hinged at their outer edges to the free or outer edges of the side 3 and back 2, re-

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led May 12, 1913.

Patented Mar. 17, 1914.

semi No. 767,086.

spectively, as by the projection of a pivot rod G through the extended ends of the cross-pieces 7 on the front, back and sides of the baler frame. An angle iron strip S is secured to the outer or free vert-ical edge of the front 1l, being riveted, bolted or otherwise suitably fastened to the front or free end extensions of the crosswpieces 7 of the front, and has one of its [langes lapping the outer side edge of the front and its other flange extending inwardly at right angles thereto. When the hinged members 4l and 5 are in closed position the extended free or forward ends of the cross-pieces 7 of the member 5 are intended to [it within the side or inwardly projecting [lange of the angleiron strip 8, as indicated in Fig. 2, whereby such strip resists an outward or opening movement of the member 5 from closed position. It will be noted that the cross-pieces 7 of the side member 5 are so bositioncd relative to the positions of the crosspieces 7 of the member 4 that their outer or free ends vertically lap each other so that the ends of the cross-pieces of the member 5 are permitted to abut against the front, [lange of the strip 8 when the hinged mcn1- bers are in closed interlocking position. A spring catch `linger S) is secured, in the present instance, to one of the cross-pieces 7 of the member 5, and is adapted to have hooked engagement with the side or corner portion of the angle-iron strip 8 when the hinged members are in the closed or intcrlocked position shown in F ig. 2, thus serving to retain the members in intcrloeked position.

A pressure-howl l0 is intended to be placed within the upper portion of the apparatus above paper or other matter which is placed therein to be baled, and this head is provided with a eentrallydisposed crosspiece '10, the ends of which are extended to adapt them to project into registering vertically elongated guide-ways 1l in the sides 3 and .A pawl 1'2 is pivotcd to the top of the cross-piece 10L at its central portion, and is intended to extend rearwardly therefrom into position to engage the teeth of a vertical ratchet-bar 13, which is secured to the back 2 of the apparatus.

A ratchet-lever lll: has an end removably projected through a vertically-disposed center slot l5 in the upper portion of the hinged member Ll and then projected through an opening 1G in the pawl 19. with its nose in ffl position to engage a tooth on the ratchet-bar 13. The lever is intended to have a downward bearing on the pivoted end of the pawl 12, or over the cross-bar l so that a downward movement of the outer free end thereof will exert a downward pressure on the pressure-head. As the pressure-head is lowered the nose of the pawl 12 engages the successive teeth of the ratchet-bar to maintain the head in lowered position, and the lever may then be moved to engage a successive tooth on the ratchet-bar preparatory to applying additional pressure on the head. It will of course be understood that the lever le projects loosely through the openings l5 and 16 of the members e and l2, respectively, so that it may be removed from or placed in operative position, as desired.

It is evident that I have provided a baler which is simple and easy to operate, and which has two adjoining sides thereof hinged at their outer edges to facilitate an easy removal or' a bale from the apparatus and have their tree or adjacent edges adapted to interlock in a simple and etlicient manner to retain them in rigid closed relation.4

l wish it understood that my invention is not limited to any specific construction or arrangement of the parts except in so far as such limitations are speciiied in the claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,

In an apparatus of the class described, a baler frame having a plurality of sides, a portion of which are mounted tor opening movements, a pressure-head vertically movable in said frame, a pawl pivotally carried by said head, said pawl having an opening therethrough, a ratchet-bar iXed to one of the frame sides for coaction with said pawl to resist an upward movement of the pressure-head, and a ratchetdever movably projected through one side of the trame and through the opening in said paWl With its nose in engagement with the ratchet-bar, said lever being adapted to have a downward bearing on the pressure-head Without its ratchetebar engaging end.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name to this speeication in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

' CHARLES L. WALTER lVitnesses:

EDWARD C. MAY, L. M. WHITE.

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Washington, D. C. 

